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one thing that i feel will come to a head is that there are many reasonable accommodations for wfh (family issues, health, flexibility, a11y) which i support, b

one thing that i feel will come to a head is that there are many reasonable accommodations for wfh (family issues, health, flexibility, a11y) which i support, but that there is a growing resentment and classism associated with wfh. i love that people can wfh 100% and spend time in their _favourite_ place and raise their kids and see their family and do whatever they want, but it's quite possibly the most privileged position to be in globally. i wish that people put as much emphasis on their communities and raising wages and transforming their cities as they do about their absolute hatred of offices. i _support_ wfh, but some of the takes are pretty insufferable. "i want to be there for my kids" yeah so does EVERYONE. most workers cannot do that, must live very far away especially in the bay area, and don't have the resources to have a large enough space to do their job remotely, if they can do so at all. i feel so much sadness and pity for the state of affairs witnessing how privileged tech workers act. feels a lot like urban flight all over again, but this time instead of race, it's just wealth. i don't know how to support both wfh and a reasonable equitable society like that in europe, at least not with 40k FAANG workers demanding that they live their life how they want, when they want, where they want.

Devasta 3y ago
With your view of the world, no one can campaign for any improvement in their conditions if there is someone who has it worse than them.
jlengrand 3y ago
> i love that people can wfh 100% and spend time in their _favourite_ place and raise their kids and see their family and do whatever they want, but it's quite possibly the most privileged position to be in globally. i wish that people put as much emphasis on their communities and raising wages and transforming their cities as they do about their absolute hatred of offices. Very much agree, WFH is super privileged. Though I'd argue it's actually much easier for me with kids to help transform my city while WFH. Because I have more time to have workers at home, I can lunch out during the day, I can take a couple hours to participate in the local communities during the day (sports club for example) or simply use the local services while still managing a full day of work. With the commute and the office, the only thing I'm able to do is go home as fast as possible to get my kids back from school and go home to be with them. (oh and that's without counting actually helping the folks who have to be in the workplace, by reducing traffic and decongestioning after work opening hours)

Devasta 3y ago

With your view of the world, no one can campaign for any improvement in their conditions if there is someone who has it worse than them.

jlengrand 3y ago

> i love that people can wfh 100% and spend time in their _favourite_ place and raise their kids and see their family and do whatever they want, but it's quite possibly the most privileged position to be in globally. i wish that people put as much emphasis on their communities and raising wages and transforming their cities as they do about their absolute hatred of offices. Very much agree, WFH is super privileged. Though I'd argue it's actually much easier for me with kids to help transform my city while WFH. Because I have more time to have workers at home, I can lunch out during the day, I can take a couple hours to participate in the local communities during the day (sports club for example) or simply use the local services while still managing a full day of work. With the commute and the office, the only thing I'm able to do is go home as fast as possible to get my kids back from school and go home to be with them. (oh and that's without counting actually helping the folks who have to be in the workplace, by reducing traffic and decongestioning after work opening hours)